Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadwell

/ʃˈædwɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: shad-well
IPA: /ʃˈædwɛl/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old English.

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Etymology

Various origins: * The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”). * The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: sċeard, sċeald, scēad, sċeadu

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shadwells (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce shadwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈædwɛl/.
What does shadwell mean?: A placename:
Where does shadwell come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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